RNAi strategy to control insect pests'
WEBINAR n 6: RNAi strategy to control insect pests'
Programme:
16:00 Welcome by Bruno Mezzetti
Speaker: Introduction by Olivier Christiaens
16:05 Mechanisms limiting the efficiency of RNA interference in insects
Speaker: Anastasia Cooper (Kansas State University)
Speaker: June-Sun Yoon (Cornell University/Oregon State University)
16:45 Alternatively structured dsRNAs can enter insect cells using different uptake mechanisms
Speaker: Steve Whyard (University of Manitoba)
17:05 Research insights into delivering long dsRNA to plant tissues for insect control
Speaker: Geert Plaetinck (Syngenta, Ghent Innovation Center)
17:25 Improving RNAi in lepidopteran insects
Speaker: Subba Reddy Palli (University of Kentucky)
17:45 High level resistance to topically applied dsRNA in Colorado potato beetle
Speaker: Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes (University of Tennessee)
18:05 RNA interference in the stink bug Nezara viridula
Speaker: Rohit Sharma (Ghent University)
18:25 -18:50 Questions and Discussion